This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to finalize a proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labels within 180 days. The final rule must require foods for people to show clear labels on the principal display panel when they contain high amounts of added sugars, sodium, or saturated fat. Each nutrient would have its own label that says "High in" and shows an exclamation point icon. If a product contains non-nutritive sweeteners, the label must say so and include a factual statement that these sweeteners are not recommended for children. The rule would apply to many foods, including most products represented for infants through 12 months and children ages 1–4 (except infant formula). The Secretary must also set Daily Reference Values and percent Daily Values for infants and update values for children 1–3 years to match the Dietary Guidelines, but may issue the rule first and revise it later if needed. The bill also allows the Secretary to update the regulatory limit for "low sodium" claims to 115 milligrams per reference amount or per 100 grams.
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The bill's findings say that many Americans eat more added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat than recommended and that front-of-package labels help shoppers choose healthier foods. The findings also say these labels can help people with lower nutrition literacy, help busy shoppers, improve understanding of relative healthfulness, and encourage manufacturers to reduce sugar, sodium, saturated fat, and non-nutritive sweeteners when labels disclose those sweeteners.
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